The release date and other details have been listed for the localized version of the Dark Souls II: Design Works in North America.
Dark Souls 2 remains a divisive entry in the landmark RPG franchise, but Hidetaka Miyazaki believes it led to the success of Elden Ring.
DS2 was fine. While there was a bit of recycling assets or ideas for bosses, it was a bigger more open Dark Souls. The Fume knight boss is one of the hardest bosses in the series until Sekiro and Elden Ring were released.
The problem with Dark Souls 2 was the same problem when a different director takes over for a sequel to an outstanding movie. It typically (there are exceptions) doesn’t have the feel and vision of the previous movie.
I wouldn’t say Dark Souls 2 is terrible. Had Dark Souls 1 never been a thing and we got this, I think it would have been praised more. The problem is it didn’t have the Miyazaki touch to it and felt pretty derivative. The soundtrack is a banger though.
And it will happen in the future when he doesn’t touch them as he is planning on.
I like DS 2, might even be my favorite of the 3. But it's a hard sell, there's so many obscure things you need to do to make it an enjoyable experience. So always find it hard to recommend, but it is worth the trouble.
TheGamer writes, "Some weapons resist the test of time."
The Nerd Stash: “Whether you’re here to gloat about your victories or to see what the fuss is about, we present to you the hardest bosses in the Souls series.”
I beat them all with my fists and no hits were taken. What do you mean you don't believe me? I used a guitar hero controller!!!
All the bosses are only from Dark Souls. No Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, or Demon Souls
What about Bloodborne? Hope they release design works for Bloodborne too!!
meh... what design are we talking? the awful boss designs? or the uninspired environment design?
240 Pages 50$ of a game that came out a Year ago, where Bloodborne Strategy Guide was 25$ with sale 35$ without sales. No thanks i prefer to buy a game with that 50$
Ughhh Dark souls is crap. I played Demon souls then dark souls one and thought it was pretty bad. So skipped Dark souls two until the ps4 version just bought it and can not stand it. Horrible game with horrible enemy design/boss couldn't keep playing at all. After playing bloodborne and going to that felt like... going back and playing a horrible ps1 game/ not even going back and playing a good ps1 game.